Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Marriage contract of Taj Khanum and Aqa Mirza ʻAbd al-Hamid, 1919

Marriage contract of Taj Khanum and Aqa Mirza ʻAbd al-Hamid, 1919

The marriage contract of Taj Khanum, daughter of Aqa Muhammad Jaʻfar Tabrizi, and Aqa Mirza ʻAbd al-Hamid, son of Shaykh Ghulam Husayn Karbalayi. The mahr is 250 tumans.

Item Details

  • Date 26 February 1919
  • Notes

    Marriage conditions prevents the husband from taking the wife to another city unless she agrees and that if the husband travels without paying alimony, the wife can divorce.

  • Dimensions 22 x 16 cm
  • Collections Karen
  • Repository Karen Collection
  • Restrictions No Restrictions.
  • Accessed 7 August 2012
  • Last Edited 14 September 2012
  • Record no. 1252A91
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